Superman's Wife Was Child In Sanford

This Just In

October 17, 2004

Dana Morosini was just a young girl in the mid-1960s when she lived on West Coleman Circle in Sanford. Her father was stationed down the road at the Sanford Naval Air Station. Neighbors might not even remember her, but Jackie Caolo does. Caolo has taught swimming and water safety to thousands of children through the years, and one of those was Dana Morosini. Morosini became an actress and got married, but placed her career on hold in 1995 when her husband was paralyzed in an equestrian accident. That little girl who once lived in Sanford was the wife of actor Christopher Reeve -- best known for his role as Superman -- who died last week.

SANFORD MAN DANCES TO RECORD

A Sanford man clogged his way into the record books recently. Walter Millis -- known during his frequent call-ins on the Monsters in the Morning radio show as "The Outlaw Clogger" -- spent a grueling 24 hours tapping his toes, with only a 15-minute break every eight hours. By the time he finished, he had a blister the size of a golf ball and a place in Guinness World Records. His official time of 24 hours and 12 minutes beat the old record by 12 minutes. "I wish I could have gone longer," said Millis, 21. "But my feet were killing me."

NEW SHOPS MOVING INTO WINTER SPRINGS

Winter Springs Town Center has signed four new tenants: Barnie's Coffee & Tea Co., GianCarlo's Italian Restaurant, Cybertron Video Games and a chiropractor's office. Barnie's is scheduled to open in November. The other businesses should open in early 2005. Here's the scoop on some of the new tenants: GianCarlo's Italian Restaurant is a sit-down eatery featuring traditional fare, a pizza parlor and a raw bar. It's expected to be open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Winter Springs Town Center will be the second location for Cybertron, the video-game store. Chiropractor Matthew Herba is moving from another area.

MORE ANNEXATIONS IN THE HAMMOCK

The Winter Springs City Commission meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday will include a vote on whether to annex 4 acres in the Black Hammock area. Cynthia Rook wants to annex her property at 1740 DeLeon St. Annexations in the environmentally sensitive Black Hammock helped lead to a charter amendment on next month's ballot that would give Seminole County final say on land-use decisions in rural areas even if cities annex the properties. Winter Springs is disputing that amendment in court. In her application, Rook said she would like the land, which now has an agricultural zoning, to have low-density residential zoning instead.

THUMBS UP

Bruce Pronovost knows whom he wants to fill the mayor's position that he is leaving soon. He has given his endorsement to former City Commissioner David Henson in next month's election. Also running for the Casselberry mayor's seat are Bob Goff, a former School Board member currently on the Seminole County Board of Adjustment, and Hal Billerbeck, a business development director who is a newcomer to Casselberry. Pronovost had this to say about Henson: "He's experienced. He is levelheaded. He's objective, and he is not aligned with anyone. His main interest lies with what's best for the city."

READ THE SIGNS

Angela Daniel, a Libertarian candidate for tax collector, got a morale boost last week when she learned County Commissioner Grant Maloy asked for one of her campaign signs. Maloy, who lost a close Republican primary race to Daniel's opponent incumbent Tax Collector Ray Valdes, said he likes the "integrity counts" message on Daniel's sign. Maloy and Daniel both question Valdes' practice of buying up delinquent properties at auction. Valdes has said there is nothing illegal or unethical about buying up the tax deeds. But Daniel shouldn't take Maloy's request as a tacit endorsement. He said he is requesting the sign for someone else. Yeah, right.

COOL, CLEAR WATER

Libertarian presidential candidate Michael Badnarik spent a few hours at the Book Shoppe in downtown Sanford last week, preaching his message of less government to about 40 of the faithful. The former Austin, Texas, computer consultant has his one-liners down pat. Two favorites: "I can't vote for George Bush or John Kerry and respect myself in the morning," and "If we got rid of the IRS like I want to, I'd be as popular as an ice-water salesman in hell."

KUDOS

Seminole County employees were recognized recently at two national competitions. Television documentary Citizen Soldier: Twice the Citizen, conceived and produced by Andrew Cardona, took second place in the programming impact award category at the 19th Annual National Government Programming Awards. The county's graphics team of Erin Maciejewski and Cheryl McKenzie-Loomis took third place at the City-County Communications and Marketing Association competition for the 2003 county manager's annual report.